Health Effect Assessment on Volunteers Involved in the Cleanup Operation Following the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill Along the Taean Coast, Korea / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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: 11-19, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The objetive of this study is to assess the level of oxidative stress by the exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in volunteers who cleaned up the crude oil spilled from the Hebei Spirit on the Coast of Taean County, Korea.METHODS:
The study subjects were 46 volunteers and 37 controls from the National Institute of Environmental Research. A self-administered questionnaire was used for volunteers to examine their working environment and health effects. Urinary concentrations of hippuric acid, 1-hydroxypyrene, and 2-naphthol were measured as exposure markers for VOCs and PAHs, and urinary thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels were measured as oxidative stress markers.RESULTS:
Sixty-four percent of the respondents presented a variety of symptoms, including sore eyes and throat, nausea, dizziness, headache, low back pain, and leg pain after participating in the cleanup operation. Urinary 2-naphthol and TBARS concentrations appeared higher in the volunteers. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that urinary TBARS and 8-OHdG levels were positively correlated with urinary 2-naphthol and 1-hydroxypyrene concentrations respectively, especially among the volunteers.CONCLUSIONS:
The result implies that participating in cleanup work of oil spills may have a possibility to induce oxidative damage by exposure to PAHs in crude oil.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Faringe
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Hidrocarbonetos Policíclicos Aromáticos
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Pirenos
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Tiobarbitúricos
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Petróleo
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Poluição por Petróleo
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Coleta de Dados
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Análise Multivariada
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Substâncias Reativas com Ácido Tiobarbitúrico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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